The man behind Little Italy's revitalization on how the neighborhood is getting back on the map
Joshua DeVincenzi Melander, president of the Little Italy neighborhood association, is the man behind the revitalization of the tiny Italian neighborhood in downtown San Jose. Earlier this month, popular Los Gatos Italian restaurant Enoteca La Storiaexpanded with a second location, opening in the historic storefront at 320 W. St John St. in Little...
Pasquale Esposito at Museo Italo Americano
When: Tuesday, November 2, at 6:30pm - Where: Museo Italo Americano, Fort Mason Bldg C – San Francisco, CA 94123 - What: The Leonardo Da Vinci Society Cordially invites you to join us to celebrate Enrico Caruso with Pasquale Esposito! Pasquale Esposito is a professional vocalist who has been entertaining audiences In the Bay Area, other metropolita...
Dall’Italia a Los Angeles: il Rinascimento conquista il mondo
Tra poco meno di un mese, al Getty Center di Los Angeles, aprirà la mostra "Giovanni Bellini: Paesaggi di Fede nella Venezia del Rinascimento". Si tratta dell'ennesimo riconoscimento, da parte dell'importante istituzione americana, nei confronti dell'arte italiana. I rapporti tra il Getty e il nostro Paese sono sempre più votati a una intensa colla...
Long Beach to honor ‘Indigenous People’s Day’ on Columbus Day
Following the lead of large cities across the nation, Long Beach leaders voted to start observing Indigenous People’s Day on the second Monday in October, a federal holiday that is traditionally observed as Columbus Day. A recommendation for the change came from the city’s Human Relations Commission, a body of appointed community members that is ta...
Indigenous Peoples Day replaces Columbus Day in San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo will now celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day, the City Council declared Tuesday, honoring the native tribes who populated America over the Italian explorer who “discovered” it. Flanked by members of the Northern Chumash Tribe, Mayor Heidi Harmon read a proclamation at Tuesday’s council meeting on members’ unanim...
County approves holidays for Indigenous Peoples and Italian-Americans, eliminates Columbus Day
Columbus Day will no longer be observed in Los Angeles County after the Board of Supervisors voted to eliminate all references to the holiday and instead observe Indigenous Peoples Day. The second Monday of each October will now be dedicated to celebrating Native American heritage starting in 2019. “Native Americans are descendants of the aborigina...
Arrangiarsi: Pizza & the Art of Living at the Mill Valley Film Festival
The Mill Valley Film Festival presents the Italian-themed documentary, Arrangiarsi: Pizza & the Art of Living. From Mill Valley to Naples, Matteo Troncone searches for the meaning of life in the engaging, intimate documentary. Combining a healthy smattering of foodie passion, intense Italian history, and quirky Neapolitans, this delightful film tel...
Coast Line: Italian film screened Oct. 15 in Santa Cruz
Dante Alighieri Society of Santa Cruz October film offering, The Legendary Giulia and Other Miracles, will be shown in conjunction with the Santa Cruz Film Festival at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Colligan Theater at the Tannery, 1010 River St. The social comedy, shown in Italian with subtitles, is a story of the drive to so something beautiful and meanin...
11th Annual San Diego Italian Film Festival Kicks Off Wednesday
The 12-day San Diego Italian Film Festival showcasing the latest cinema and culture of Italy begins on Wednesday. The 11th annual festival run from Oct. 4 to Oct. 15 with romantic comedies, independent films, dramas and documentaries. Most films will be screened at the Museum of Photographic Arts and other Balboa Park venues. Highlights of the 11t...
San Diego Chef Wins World Pasta Championship in Italy
Solare’s Accursio Lota nabs top prize. Eater recently reported that chef Accursio Lota of Liberty Station’s Solare Ristorante would be one of only two chefs chosen to represent the USA at the Barilla Pasta World Championship in Italy this week. After three rounds of competition in Milan, and beating out 19 chefs from other countries around the worl...
Every Child - Workshop on Early Childhood Education – October, 7th
Please join us for Every Child, a workshop on Early Childhood Education organized by the Italian Language and Culture Committee of Com.it.es of San Francisco, in collaboration with theItalian Society at Berkeley and Early Days Autism Center in Sacramento. Where: Ann Head Alumnae Hall, 2537 Haste St, Berkeley, CA 94720. When: Saturday October 7th, 8...
From Isca to Philadelphia | Book presentation
Friday, October 6, 2017 | 6:30pm - Italian Cultural Institute, 601 Van Ness Ave, Suite F, Opera Plaza, San Francisco. This event is organized by Cinema Italia SF in collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute. RSVP to amelia.antonucci@gmail.com Dr. Pasquale Nestico was born in Isca, Calabria, a small town on the Ionian Sea. A bricklayer first and...